Ever since it's inception into the American mainstream in the 1950's, rock and roll has been a powerful medium in society. It has shown it's self to be a cultural mirror, reflecting the society of the time and changing with it. One can often listen to the lyrics of a number of songs from a certain era and get a feel of some of the major issues of time. The opposite can also be true, many songs and even genres of music have formed in reaction to the society of the day or even in reaction to other forms of music. No other art form has been so readily accessible accepted or despised. In fact much of rock's popularity and power can be traced to its controversy. Ever since it hit white suburbia in the 1950's and became a hit with it's youths, rock n roll and it's various offshoots throughout the following decades has been labeled "devil music", "subversive", "satanic" and "garbage" among other things. Despite that (in fact sometimes because of that) rock music has helped shaped the society of the past half-century; it has broken down racial, class and cultural barriers because it is a universal language. When rock music came out, black people danced on the same floor as whites, and later on became one of the most prominent and accessible forms of political expression. It has influenced the styles, language and ideals of America especially the younger generation. (2, 7, 8) .
Rock and Roll is a direct descendent of the blues. The blues is a form of music invented by blacks in the southern United States as a reaction to the harsh racial discrimination imposed upon them. It is a musical form based on alienation, depression and suffering. Centuries of bondage under slavery have defined what the blues is about, and when manumission came in 1865, the ex-slaves needed a new form of expression to help cope with the new situation. Although they were no longer slaves, blacks were still at the bottom of the social ladder in the south.
Rock and Roll is here to stay. ... Rock and Roll is what was popular. ... Why was Rock and Roll a controversy? ... Rock and Roll started the music revolution and the end of the revolution will be the end of Rock and Roll. Rock and Roll has been good for this cu...
Rock and Roll music greatly influenced the youth of America. ... Rock and Roll started to emerge in the 1950's. ... It was beliefs like these that led to the birth of rock and roll. ... Rock and roll caused the youth to rebel against suburbia and destroy the 50's style of conformity. ... Through these events in the history of rock and roll as well as through some recent events I will address the idea that rock and roll has greatly influenced the youth in America. ...
Abstract Page Rock and roll was started after the cold war conflicts ended. ... In my report there are a few famous rock and roll people that were a big part of the rock and roll movement in the 1950s. ... What comes to your mind when you hear rock and roll? ... Elvis Presley: The Rise of Rock and Roll. ... Rock "n" Roll. ...
The first section of this essay is Rock n' Roll of the 1950's, when Rock n' Roll was born. ... Disc jockey Alan Freed was the one who introduced this music and later gave it the name of Rock n' Roll. ... By the end of this decade and the start of the next, Rock n' Roll started to decline because it was formula ridden and it was too sentimental. ... In 1963 the renewal of Rock n' Roll came when The Beatles started to play. ... By the end of the 60's the distinctions between Rock n' Roll and Rock were evident. ...
The first section of this essay is Rock n' Roll of the 1950's, when Rock n' Roll was born. ... Disc jockey Alan Freed was the one who introduced this music and later gave it the name of Rock n' Roll. ... By the end of this decade and the start of the next, Rock n' Roll started to decline because it was formula ridden and it was too sentimental. ... In 1963 the renewal of Rock n' Roll came when The Beatles started to play. ... By the end of the 60's the distinctions between Rock n' Roll and Rock were evident. ...
However, the growth of rock and roll is one of the most important and representative changes in the development of rock music. ... Elvis Presley acted as not only an icon of that era but also a leader of rock and roll. ... Though Elvis was king of rock and roll, he sang very little rock and roll. ... It's no doubt that rock and roll became a youth movement in early 1950s. ... So if Elvis was the representative of rock and roll, then we can see how rock and roll was changed from an anomaly to the new paradigm of music from his successful footprint in rock and roll....
The 1950's marked the birth of Rock n" roll. Alan Freed was the first disc jockey and concert producer of rock and roll. Freed was the man responsible for with coming up with the name of Rock & Roll in 1951. ... The Beatles were the band behind changing the name of Rock & Roll to just Rock. ... By the end of the 60's the distinctions between Rock & Roll and Rock were evident. ...
HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL For many years, people have been listening to rock and roll music, and not knowing where it originated from. ... A very good example of rock and roll in it's early stages. ... One cannot write a report on the history of Rock and Roll without writing about the show totally devoted to Rock and Roll. ... In the early sixties, new forms of Rock and Roll began to emerge. ... The entrance of the girl groups marked a turning point for women in rock and roll. ...
In the 1950's, Rock n' Roll was born. ... The rebirth of Rock n' Roll came in the 60's, when the Beatles started to play. ... By the end of the 60's the difference between Rock n' Roll and Rock were obvious. ... This attempt was probably the last gasp of Rock n' Roll. ... Rock n' Roll was no longer Rock n' Roll; it became nothing more than a corporate-sponsored teen music with a beat. ...
The early forms of Rock and Roll ushered new ways of both performing and dancing. ... Rock and Roll had more than just a physical impact on society in general as well. ... Either way, Rock and Roll was its own community. ... You are either with Rock and Roll or against it. Fortunately many of Americans came together to be with Rock and it is in this way that Rock and Roll has its own liturgical sense. ...
